Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 13, 2017 parent. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Production, transportation Classification A (ammonia pan- el, senior lab technician: $40.94 per hour Classification B2 (field): $34.73 Classification B (field, transpor- tation operator): $33.79 Classification C2 (nitric acid LDAN, shipping operator): $30.43 Classification C (urea solutions, junior lab technician, shipping loader): $27.72 Classification L (trainees): $24.08 Casual: $17.18 Maintenance Maintenance 1 (journeyman instrumentation mechanics, electricians, instrumentation specialist): $43.22 Maintenance 2 (vibration spe- cialist, journeyman welders, pipefitters, millwrights, me- chanic, machinist, crane opera- tor, lube technician): $38.12 Maintenance 3 (insulators, instrumentation technicians, warehousemen): $36.67 Services: $24.08 Editor's notes: Emergency crew: Each member of the Koch Emergency Services Crew will receive one of the follow- ing bonuses: $25 for responding to a fire alarm at the plant other than for a false alarm; $50 if conducting fire suppres- sion or rescue during an emergency; $100 if called out for active duty. MANUFACTURING National Steel Car Hamilton, Ont. (2,020 plant and maintenance employees) and United Steel, Paper And Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 7135 Renewal agreement: Effective June 24, 2016, to June 23, 2020. Signed on June 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective June 24, 2016: 1.5% Effective June 24, 2017: 1.75% Effective June 24, 2018: 2% Effective June 24, 2019: 2% (An additional $0.75 per hour in the first year of the agreement for pipefitters, electricians and millwrights). Shift premium: $1 per hour for continuous-operation employ- ees working on a Saturday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days plus 1 additional Christmas to New Year's floater day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regu- lar daily hours. Meal allowance: $7.25 per shift if working more than 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Maximum $10,000 per year coverage. Dental: Plan comparable to Blue Cross Plan No. 7 plus rider #1. Vision: $275 per person (previ- ously $250), every 2 years. Weekly indemnity: Employee guaranteed $556 per week (maximum 52 weeks). Effective June 24, 2017: $566. Effective June 24, 2018: $576. Effective June 24, 2019: $586. Life insurance: Group life in- surance plan. Effective June 24, 2016: $37,000. Effective June 24, 2017: $38,000. Effective June 24, 2018: $39,000. Effective June 24, 2019: $40,000. (Previously $36,000) Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, brother, sister, grandchild, natural parent, spouse of the natural parent, spouse's natural parent or step- parent, spouses of natural par- ent or step parent). 2 days to attend funeral of grandparent. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law. 4 hours to act as a pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: De- partmental seniority employee: 1 year; plant-wide seniority em- ployee: 3 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 640 hours. Safety shoes: Company covers 50% of cost of 2 safety boots (3 for paint and blast department) per year. Uniforms/clothing: Company covers 50% of cost of gloves. Tool allowance: $200 per year, maximum $800 for the term of the collective agreement. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6% increase): Davi roller operator rt. 1: $23.04 rising 3 steps to $24.39 Turret lathe operator: $22.80 rising 3 steps to $24.13 Burner layout: $22.75 rising 3 steps to $24.09 Press operator straightening (special rate): $22.74 rising 3 steps to $24.08 Press helper straightening & rolling (special rate): $22.30 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.61 Material checker (special rate): $22.54 rising 3 steps to $23.86 Rivetter (hand) merit: $22.49 rising 3 steps to $23.81 Welder gr. 1 merit: $25.82 rising 3 steps to $27.33 Die maintenance welder rt. 1: $26.43 rising 3 steps to $27.98 Jig construction & layout gr. 1 rt. 1: $26.01 rising 3 steps to $27.54 Operator matcher gr. 1: $22.01 rising 3 steps to $23.30 Operator sticker gr. 1: $22.01 rising 3 steps to $23.30 Operator resaw gr. 2: $21.93 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.22 Carpenter gr. 1 rt. 1: $25.85 ris- ing 3 steps to $27.37 Set up & saw filer (wood mill) rt. 1: $22.45 rising 3 steps to $23.76 Drill & tap operator: $22.59 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.91 Operator axle lathe: $22.59 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.91 Wheel boring mill: $22.59 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.91 Material handler: $22.01 rising 3 steps to $23.30 Wheel roller: $21.95 rising 3 steps to $23.24 Wheel press operator: $22.59 rising 3 steps to $23.91 Rivetter (hand): $22.01 rising 3 steps to $23.30 Post heat treat tank car rt. 1: $27.96 rising 3 steps to $29.60 Hydrostatic tester rt. 1: $27.96 rising 3 steps to $29.60 Shotblaster rt. 1: $22.09 rising 3 steps to $23.38 Helper: $21.80 rising 3 steps to $23.07 Brake tester: $23.20 rising 3 steps to $24.56 Pipe welder: $22.66 rising 3 steps to $23.99 Pipethreader rt. 1: $22.59 rising 3 steps to $23.91 Pipe bender: $25.10 rising 3 steps to $26.57 Pipefitter (merit rated) rt. 1: $22.95 rising 3 steps to $24.30 Spray painter (enclosed hop- per): $22.81 rising 3 steps to $24.14 Car stenciller: $22.02 rising 3 steps to $23.31 Painter gr. 1: $22.01 rising 3 steps to $23.30 Paint/blast technician: $29.25 rising 3 steps to $30.97 Layout stencil cutter: $25.11 rising 3 steps to $26.59 Equip. repair & paint store at- tendant rt. 1: $23.09 rising 3 steps to $24.44 Lift truck mechanical repair rt. 1: $26.14 rising 3 steps to $27.67 Checker rt. 1: $23.99 rising 3 steps to $25.39 Stockkeeper rt. 1: $22.15 rising 3 steps to $23.45 Car maintenance: $22.15 rising 3 steps to $23.45 Truck driver: $23.33 rising 3 steps to $24.70 Janitor stockkeeper: $22.01 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.30 Pneumatic repairs rt. 1: $23.09 rising 3 steps to $24.44 Electric repairs rt. 1: $23.09 ris-

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